STORY STARTER
Inspired by Breanna Lynn
A character who is suffering has to keep their composure in front of others.
Write a story involving this scenario. You don't have to reveal why the character is suffering, but try to think of a situation where they would have to conceal their feelings.
Smile
_Straighten your posture_
_Let your dimples show_
_Widen your eyes_
_And no one will know_
I smile as I strut through the doorway.
Bold and sassy. That’s what they want me to be.
So that’s what I will be.
_Smile and laugh_
_Through the blur of the party_
_And then all will be okay_
_Just don’t be tardy_
If I pretend it never happened, it will go away.
_No dead flowers_
_No hard stone_
_No shivering cold_
_Or time sitting alone_
Make promises and deals, even if you can’t keep them.
It makes you seem loyal and trustworthy.
I wrote that down somewhere.
It’s more than a list of rules.
It’s me.
It’s who I am.
_A smile, a laugh, a promise, a joke_
_It’s part of me now, more than an oath_
_It combines them, and me aswell_
_So I can survive this lifetime of hell_
